Owl Ridge Trail–Shut-In Trail, 3 sights
6.8 mi · ▲ 1,190 ft · 2 hr 52 min
Owl Ridge Trail–Shut-In Trail, 3 sights is a 6.8-mile out-and-back near Bent Creek, NC. It climbs 1,190 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi2,011 – 2,553 ft · steepest grade: 18%7.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Wesley Branch Trail 35.49837, -82.60725
Nearest town Bent Creek, NC
Directions
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Owl Ridge Trail–Shut-In Trail, 3 sights
6.8 mi · ▲ 1,190 ft · 2 hr 52 min
Elevation 2,012–2,553 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Wesley Branch Trail · 35.49837, -82.60725
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Wesley Branch Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Bent Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Old Mill Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Hard Times Road, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Owl Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Hard Times Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Shut-In Trail, heading E.
- 1.4 miReach Wesley Branch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Hard Times Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Owl Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Hard Times Road, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Old Mill Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Bent Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Wesley Branch Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
63% dirt32% gravel5% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:06 AMSunset 7:55 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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